most of the snow fell to the south of d.c., closing several schools. while many kids are home playing in the snow, for crews, it's all business. treating the roads. news 4 is live at the dome. hey, tony. >> reporter: these guys here at the salt dome in woodbridge have been going since 7:00 p.m. last night. you can see, there's a back

loader loading up some salt. they actually brought in more salt knowing they're a little low here. but, guys, they've been salting the interstate. this morning, we spent some time on prince william parkway. conditions pretty troublesome early in the morning, but as the day went on, it wasn't that bad. but listen, we tked to some kids this morning because prince william county schools were closed and they were making the best of the cold weather and the snow. >> kids are so lucky, man. snow day, get to kick back, chill, relax, and i've still got to go to work. >> reporter: as keith cunningham leaves his neighborhood, he takes a parting jealous shot at the kids outside in the snow. schools are closed today. so the bus sits, the campus empty, the bells silent. but down the street, it's time for a snowball fight. >> i came out to walk my dog and i have been throwing snowballs at my mama.

>> reporter: a day off from school means a nice walk around the block with mom and the pup which isn't a bad deal for mom either. >> not too much of an inconvenience? >> no. especially being a teacher. it's a good day for me too. >> reporter: the commute in northern virginia early this morning was a little troublesome. but by 6:00 a.m., many of the main roads had been salted and plowed like here on prince william parkway. one couple decided to make the most of it a little after 4:00 a.m. >> snowman, snowwomen, snow wife, snow people, snowball fights. >> we're just enjoying it. that's all. >> reporter: the side roads still remain a travel issue. it won't be until this afternoon that vdot makes a significant impact clearing them. one driver told us he hadn't seen any plows around his neighborhood. >> it's really bad because it's slippery. you can't drive more than 10 or 15 miles per hour. that's a problem right now there's no trucks, nothing right now. no salt truck. i didn't see any trucks. >> reporter: i just talked to

one of the supervisors here at the vdot lot and he says they still have a lot of work to do even though they only do the interstates here. he's talked to some of the other stations and they're trying to make their way to the neighborhoods. if you're still at home trying to get out and shovel your car off and get out of your neighborhood, standby, they're on the way. but other than that, i've got to tell you, we came down 95 this morning. it was a little slow getting down here, but we checked on it a couple of minutes ago. it's moving fairly well. conditions are good. back to you. >> thanks, tony. and northern virginia wasn't alone in this morning's white awakening. getting to work was a job of its own in parts of maryland this morning. folks who got their first real taste of winter. >> reporter: well, it wasn't a ton of snow, just about an inch, maybe two inches in some areas. but it was the timing of it that was bad, falling through the night and into the early morning. it made for a difficult rush hour. as the world slept, a blanket of snow formed on area roads.

in the early going, things were rather treacherous, especially in areas to the south. >> i came out ofolden beach in southern maryland, the roads are vital. it's rough out there. >> reporter: spots continued to plague throughout the rush hour. but as road crews plowed and spread salt, there was improvement on major roads. >> it's not too bad. i think i did good waiting a little while to travel out. >> major roads are fine. i think the back roads, i think they probably could've done a little better this time. >> reporter: and those neighborhood streets were quite slippery. many school systems like charles county decided they were too slippery for buses and canceled classes for the day. and so porter traded in his backpack for a snow shovel. >> i knew my grandma was going to tell me to start shoveling. i was like -- i was like, okay. and i just went to go do it so i

can, you know, go back in the house, play some video games. >> reporter: it is still very cold out. so, unfortunately, there's the potential for refreeze. and there's also talk of more snow on friday. in waldorf, megan mcgrath, news 4. >> well, as you can see, the snow has stopped around here and the sun is shining. can we expect some melting today? let's ask tom kierein. >> not much, temperatures will stay below freezing. good morning, that snow transformed the landscape. now, it's finally looking and feeling like winter. here's the radar history over the last 18 hours that system did come in and it moved in quickly from the north and west. and it swept across virginia, west virginia, the district, and maryland. the heaviest snows, those stripes of bright white there in southern maryland, that's where they got the heaviest snowfall. there was a band there in extreme southern maryland, parts of st. marys county and southern charles county got up to four inches. few spots around far southern

st. marys county got over 5 inches of snow. and yenly, thoug lgenerally aro metro area, about a dusting toen a inch. around 20 degrees in prince georges county. montgomery county near 20, now climbing into the low 20s in arlington and fairfax counties. reagan international is at 24 degrees. not much more of a warm-up, a lot of the sun's energy is going to trying to melt a little bit of that snow. we could get some more tomorrow. i think there's a likelihood of that. we'll talk about that, how much, and a look at the weekend too and into next week in just a few minutes, barbara. >> thank you, tom. let's check the midday traffic. danella, how are we looking? >> still seeing problems on the road, keith. we're going to start southbound lanes at riverdale road. they are all blocked at this time because of a water main break. northbound, you're going to have just the right lane getting you by at riverdale road, really south of east/west highway in that area. please avoid the area while crews are working.

let's head over to alexandria, virginia, just past slaters lane. you're going to see only the left lane getting you by the accident there. i can tell you it involves a crash, poles, wires are down and you may see dark traffic lights in that area. >> all right. right now, john kerry is on capitol hill for his confirmation hearing to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. he's answering questions from the senate foreign relations committee. by the way, he's the chairman of that committee. news 4 joins us now with more. melissa, what kinds of questions could he be facing? >> well, he's been on the committee for 28 years, led it for the past four, as expected, keith, the questions thus far have been fairly friendly. now, the hearing started just about an hour ago, this is a live look right now. it's the first of three for obama's national security nominees and the least controversial. later, lawmakers plan to ask kerry about the civil war in syria, his stance on foreign aid and the keystone xl pipeline.

he's expected to win by partisan support for his colleagues. >> i'm already excited by the many ways we can work together in which we must work together. in order to advance america's security interest in a complicated and ever more dangerous world. >> 2008, you might remember obama chose hillary clinton over kerry for this very post. former republican senator chuck hagel will face tough questions at his confirmation hearing next thursday, and john brennan, the president's choice for cia director will be quizzed at his hearing next month. keith? >> thanks, melissa. and we're waiting to hear from defense secretary leon panetta. we expect him to announce about an hour from now that the pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat. the policy change will overturn a 1994 rule that banned women from being part of combat units. it'll open more than 200,000 positions to women. despite the combat ban, women in the military have still given

their lives for this country. more than 150 women have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. and gay rights activists are making a new appeal to the white house. they want president obama to ban federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees. current federal law bans discrimination based on sex, race, and national origin, but didn't mention sexual orientation. d.c.'s police chief is challenging the findings of a new report released just a few minutes ago that the d.c. police mishandled hundreds of rape cases. chief kathy lanier says the information in the report by human rights watch was gathered using flawed methods. but news 4 spoke with one victim who tells us she was mistreated by police and her case mishandled after she says she was sexually assaulted. >> the detective right in front of me told the nurse that i didn't need the exam done. and the nurse to her credit said

that was her job to determine and that i would need to talk with her and i did. the experience of being raped was absolutely humiliating, but it wasn't until i talked to police that i felt shamed. >> my fear is that this report because it is based largely on older data, instance involving one or two detectives who are no longer in the unit, it's painting a picture that that's the current state of affairs here and it's not. >> the report says in the past three years the d.c. police have failed to document more than 170 assault cases and failed to investigate 35 other cases. our time, 11:10, and coming up, it's not the event he hoped to attend this week. what brings mitt romney to washington? plus, new gun control efforts. the

north korea could be getting ready for nuclear tests with the goal of targeting the united states. the "associated press" reports that north korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test.

the country reportedly also wants to carry out more long range missile launches after a successful launch last month. the threats come just days after the u.n. condemned that launch. they're threatening to wage a quote full-fledged confrontation against the u.s. for what it calls continued hostility. today we should get an update on the safety of boeing's 787. the national transportation safety board will discuss what led to a fire aboard one of boeing's dreamliners at boston logan airport back on january 7th. the faa and several other countries decided to ground the planes last week. the safety of the planes have been called into question since several fires broke out over the last few weeks, raising concern over the plane's batteries. former republican presidential nominee mitt romney will make a rare appearance in d.c. tomorrow. he'll attend a luncheon hosted by two of his major campaign fundraisers. catherine reynolds and bill marriott jr. the reception is being held at the marriott hotel.

romney has rejoined the hotel chain's board of directors after leaving in 2011 to run for the white house. romney chose not to attend the inauguration on monday. the first nominee to do so since michael dukakis back in 1989. storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us to talk about this real deep freeze. we said that yesterday. >> what kind of head wear should we be going with? >> this? or this from barbara? >> i think you need to try it on first so we can decide. >> i can definitely go with this. >> oh, yeah. that's you. definitely you. >> somebody brought this to me from russia, and ill thought this might be helpful. >> that is how you survive in russia. no, that is not road kill. that is a hat. >> it is. >> they wear it. it's a real -- >> you look like lara. >> wouldn't i like to look like her? >> unfortunately, i left it in my office and i won't be able to

play for you. and we have a feeling looking like winter finally. look at this from maryland where they got about 4 inches of snow. this picture sent in to weather@nbcwashington.com. look at this dupont circle neighborhood in washington. it was transformed into a magical winter wonderland sent in by isabella lara. and this one from leonardtown, maryland, four inches of snow there too in southern maryland. here's another photo sent in by ambrose, one of our co-workers at nbc 4. the neighborhood there is in arlington, virginia, where there was about 1/2 inch of snow. right now, beautiful blue sky over the potomac and 24 at reagan international, and northerly wind up to about 20 miles an hour. and when that windchill is down just near ten degrees, temperatures much of the region low to mid-20s. northern virginia, much of maryland. and it's going to the not warm up much more. that sun's energy is not heating the ground. it's going to evaporate some of that snow. right now, the windchill just in

the low teens, much of the region with the wind only around 10 to 15 miles an hour. well, that snow came quickly, beginning late last night, the heaviest snows fell between about midnight and 3:00 a.m. in southern maryland and that's where they got those totals there in st. marys county, some locations over four inches, some places in far southern maryland at 5 1/2 inches. this band in the dark blue generally anywhere from 4 inches plus in southern maryland to about an inch or two around the blue ridge. generally about 1/2 inch or so around the metro area. as we go forward into friday, that's when we'll have increasing clouds, this is friday at 3:00 in the afternoon. all these areas in lavender zone of potential more accumulating snow. disease lo does look like around 3:00 p.m. 6:00 or 7:00, accumulating snow by then. 9:00 it'll again to move off to the east and quickly exit and be gone. it's not going to last very long, but we could get one to

three inches of that snow tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow evening. for this afternoon, partly cloudy, cold and breezy, temperatures only in the upper 20s. and we'll have a northwesterly wind around 10 to 25 miles an hour. so those windchills will be down in the teens much of the day. and then, tomorrow, thickening clouds, teens in the morning, afternoon highs into the upper 20s. and that accumulating snow. again, i think about one to three inches, much of the region, kind of widespread like the one last night. that'll begin late friday afternoon, ending before midnight friday night. sun back saturday and sunday, but cold, teens in the morning, afternoon highs only around 30 or so saturday, maybe mid-30s sunday. then warming up maybe near 40 on monday and tuesday into the 40s. and next time we might get precipitation after friday maybe in the form of rain on wednesday is the way it looks right now. and you can get also a wonderful slide show of all the latest snow pics, those will be on nbcwashington.com. and you can check that out right now. and check out all the latest pictures too on twitter and

facebook and follow me and get all the latest science and nature news. >> i like his. >> i like mine better too. >> has anyone seen keith's digni dignity. >> we brought one for you. >> it's gone. >> moving right along. >> how is it looking on the road? >> we've got a hat for you too. >> i'm looking for keith's dignity. i don't know where that is. okay. let's talk about the roads in silver spring. not far from my old alma matter. it's clear, your travel lanes are open and we'll talk about the beltway. as you loop around all the way to the wilson bridge, travel lanes are open. this looks a lot better than it did this morning. keith, here's your dignity back. >> thank you. i need it. it's been crushed. >> 11:19 is the time, still ahead on midday, the problem young people are trying to raise

awareness of and how others can get involved. and steps you can take right now to slow the aging process. but first, a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com.

get off of me. >> or what? you can't do anything to me. >> i can. >> that was one of last year's winning entries in a student competition in montgomery county. the competition helps raise awareness for national teen dating violence, awareness and prevention month. students are getting another shot to make their own public service announcements. assistant state attorney debbie feinstein joins us. good morning to all of you. debbie, let me start with you.

how big a problem is this? >> one in three teens are affected by teen dating violence nationwide and about 1.5 million teenagers are affected by physical violence every year. >> and caesar and kara and whichever one of you wants to speak first, go for it. what inspired you guys to do this? >> the fact that there are a lot of -- a lot of relationships that are not working well. and we try to help other people to have them and see where the consequences are and how they can do something about it. >> and kara? >> he got me involved with this project. we were working together in one of our classes and, you know, he told me what the video was about, and i thought it would be a great way to raise awareness for it. >> and when you look at this video, obviously it's a great video and it's a great promotional tool. but how else can people stop this growing epidemic? >> well, this year we're actually hosting a conference on march 3rd, move beyond the myths, basically about healthy

teen dating and learning ways you can get in there, help teens, help yourself and realize this, unfortunately, the one in three statistic doesn't lie. it's everywhere, it's not just physical and you need to speak up. you need to speak up, speak out when you see things happening both for yourself and for others. and that's a hard thing to do, but we're trying to really promote awareness. >> and caesar and kara, how would you encourage others your age to get involved? >> they can do videos like we did and try to probably talk to their friends and see -- and tell them what the consequences are and what the problems of the relationships that can happen. >> i think these psas are a great way to raise awareness. and the conference, you know, they offer a lot of different workshops and you can see videos and learn a lot about it. >> and how can people make their own psa? and how can that enter? >> go to

www.chooserespectmontgomery. eventbrite.com. we're going to have bands, there's going to be music, workshops, a lot of video presentations and sort of good innovative ways to introduce teens to this concept that we need to stand up, we need to shout out, move beyond the method -- >> and the winner will be announced when? >> at the conference. there'll be five finalists announced on february 14th, and the winner who will receive $1,000, the winner who will receive $1,000 will be announced that day in a rollout academy awards style presentation on the day of the conference. >> the winner announced on valentine's day, we need more love, less violence. thank you so much for the wonderful presentation. keep up the good work. >> thank you. the time is now 11:26. coming up in the next half hour, we have breaking news. a victim pulled from a burning home in prince georges county. we're live on the scene. and just a few minutes ago, a new bill introduced in the senate on gun control. the ban it's calling for. plus, a major overhaul on the works. where metro is considering

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right now on news 4 midday, roads in our area are finally getting back to normal after snowfall overnight. it's the first snowfall of the season, and it is easily stuck to the roads because it was so cold out there causing crashes and delays throughout the morning commute. and right now, a senate committee is holding a hearing in the ways to expand mental health services in the wake of the sandy hook tragedy. top mental health experts are testifying before the senate health education, labor and pensions committee. they're looking at ways to identify troubled people and to get them some help they need before there's another shooting. the early intervention is part of the obama administration recommendation to help stop gun violence.

meanwhile, california senator dianne feinstein is introducing a bill to ban assault weapons. >> i remain horrified by the mass murder committed at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. and particularly grateful that we have both senators here and the house member representing that community. i'm also incensed that our weak gun laws allow these mass killings to be carried out again and again and again in our country. weapons designed originally for the military to kill large numbers of people in close combat. >> the bill would ban the sale of military-style assault weapons including certain rifles, handguns, and shotguns. it would also ban the large capacity ammunition magazines that hold more than ten rounds. today vice president joe biden will answer gun control questions online. he'll take questions on the online video chat service google plus hangout this afternoon.

it's being called a fire side hangout, a name that harkens back to president frankly roosevelt chats over the radio. then the vice president heads to richmond along with tim kaine to meet with state lawmakers about the proposed laws. it looks like most americans support the president's proposed gun control measures. a new gallup poll shows 90% support background checks for gun sales. in terms of spending, 82% support more funding for mental health programs and 79% endorse more security. a virginia senate committee has voted down the latest attempt to close a so-called gun show loophole. the measure initially won approval last week but two republicans withdrew their support. undercover video showed two lawmakers buying a weapon at a chantilly gun show without a background check, which is not illegal. the proposed bill would've

required private vendors to sell their guns through licensed dealers so all buyers would be subject to checks. turns out a report of a gunman at a virginia campus that forced a lockdown was actually a hoax. the university of virginia college is back open this morning. police gave the all clear late last night. virginia state police say the student who reported seeing a gunman confessed she made the story up. meantime, parents want answers after a high school student has been shot and killed this school year. over the weekend, 16-year-old marcus antonio jones was shot and killed outside a birthday party. police held a public meeting last night at friendly senior high school in ft. washington where jones attended. police say two fights broke out at the school on tuesday. parents say they're concerned for their kids' safety. >> when they come tell us that they're threatened at school, it makes you -- it hurts me to my heart. >> jones is the third student

from prince georges county public schools killed by gun violence this school year. 17-year-old amber stanley was killed in her bedroom in late august, nearly a week later, 18-year-old markell ross was shot to death on his way to school. police have not made any arrests in those cases. there are concerns this morning that the cold could impact your metro commute. a rail cracked on the green line near the road station yesterday morning causing delays. metro says it could happen again with temperatures as low as they are right now especially on the aboveground portions of the track. unfortunately, they say this is -- there is no way to avoid this from happening. we're going to check again now with tom kierein for the latest on the forecast. he's outside on the storm team 4 weather deck. what's the temperature out there right now? >> it's only in the low 20s now and that wind gets gusting to around 30 miles an hour. we've got bright sun. you can see the landscape has been transformed here. certainly now looking like winter and in addition to feeling like winter, the

windchills around ten degrees. there's that beautiful blue sky right over washington now that wind whipping down the potomac out of the north, gusting to around 25, 30 miles an hour. and right now as we take a look at the view from our tower camera, sky watcher camera showing a beautiful blue sky looking to the north and west, as well. and the temperatures around the region now are just struggling to climb into the low 20s. reagan national now at 24. but it does feel colder with that wind gusting to around 30 miles an hour. overnight tonight, the wind diminishes under a clear sky, we plummet down to the teens tomorrow morning and during the day on friday, thickening clouds. another fast-moving system similar to the one that hit last night moving in late friday afternoon into friday evening. now, the first snow flakes may fall in washington maybe around 6:00 p.m. tomorrow and the last ones leaving at around midnight tomorrow night and leaving may be one to three inch coating of new snow to be followed by sunshine and cold weather over

the weekend, and then warming up as we get into next week. might get rain on wednesday. that's the way it looks right now. barbara? >> thank you, tom. more people using metro has the agency thinking about building two new tunnels. the "washington post" reports it's part of their ten-year plan which will be presented today. runs for underneath tin street to thomas circle, and under the potomac seen on the left. leaders are also proposing underground walkways be built between stations downtown to make transfers easier. the plan calls for about $26 billion in funding over the next 30 years. soon, there will only be one way in and out of the pentagon station. monday, metro will close the south side entrance to replace three 18-year-old escalators. you'll still be able to use the three escalators on the north side entrance. work is expected to last until the fall. this is metro's third escalator

replacement project. red light cameras are keeping drivers safer in arlington according to a study. they say the number of cars running red lights is way down in intersections that have the cameras. they say the odds of the vehicle running a red light at least a half second after the light turned red were down 39% in the first year of ticketing. violations that occurred at least a whole second after the light turned red were 48% less likely. and the odds of a violation occurring a whole second and a half after the light changed fell 86%. we have breaking news from prince georges county. at least one person has been injured in a house fire in temple hills. what can you tell us, megan? >> reporter: well, this is a very serious situation here on everest drive. if you look behind me, you can see the house involved in this blaze. within the hour, they got

several 911 calls, some from within the house, some from neighbors who saw smoke pouring out the windows of this home. when firefighters arrived here on the scene, they found heavy sno smoke coming from this house. that's when they discovered two people that were inside the home. one man was taken out of the house by rescue crews. they were working on him on the scene here, performing it appeared cpr, we are told he is in critical condition. there is a second injury, as well, a woman, we're not sure, though, about the severity of her injuries. again, all this very new happening within the hour here on everest drive. so in terms of what caused this blaze, all of that still early, still under investigation. but a neighbor that i spoke to said that she saw a lot of smoke. she didn't see fire, necessarily, in the beginning. just a lot of heavy smoke, just pouring out the windows. that's when she knocked on the door. that's when she called 911. she said she didn't begin to see flames coming through the roof

until just a little bit after -- after that. it was -- she describes it more of a smoke situation in the beginning of this fire. so rescue crews still here on the scene trying to figure out exactly what happened. again, we have two injuries, one is very serious. there's also the second injury, but we don't have much detail with regard to that one. reporting live in temple hill, news 4, back to you. >> a great job by that neighbor. dramatic pictures from temple hills. danella, what's the latest? >> well, right now, i have an update on the water main break at kenilworth avenue just south of east west highway. your left lane is blocked but in both directions, north and southbound. that's a lot better than it was earlier. let's head over to i-270 at father hurley boulevard. no accidents and very light volume and the roads look a lot clearer than they did this morning. so if you have to make this commute, it's a good one.

395 also looking really good, this is a live look as you make your way past edsall. no incidents to report. >> all right, danella, thank you so much. simple diet, exercise and lifestyle choices can slow the aging process. helping people look and feel younger. that's what we're hearing. "washington post" reporter who you may remember is one of our former business reporters, she sat next to me for quite a long time. she's got a new book out called "cheat the clock." and i was so surprised when i heard this was the kind of book you wrote because i think of you as being a business reporter. >> well, this is sort of just a whole new thing i fell into for both personal reasons and just sort of a natural professional interest. and it's very, very exciting. >> well, "cheat the clock," it's called, tell us what made you decide to write this book. >> i started from a personal perspective, because i'm married to someone who looks much, much younger than his age.

and i started asking questions of some of the top aging experts in the country. that's me and jim. >> i happen to know he's 17 years older than you. >> he is. so if you saw that picture, he is actually 64. and -- >> on that picture? >> on that picture. 64. >> i'm going to take another look at that picture. >> he looks pretty good for his age, something that a lot of people asked about. so i decided to take the next step as a reporter to say, to ask various aging experts, how can this be? is it genetics or is it what he does? and to my great surprise, every one of them came back and said it's what he does. >> you've got to share. >> of course. that's the next step. here's the issue. the issue is that scientists, aging scientists have really discovered a tremendous amount about how aging works and what's happening inside ourselves. and what i found in doing this research is the things they found that affect those processes in the cells are very simple things, actually. things you can do on a daily basis that anybody can do. and these were the things that jim does.

sort of over and over. and it's a lot of it is just moderation, eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, getting seven hours of sleep. exercising moderately but consistently. and you know a lot of these things just sort of are good for you. you sort of know, but what the book does is it explains the science, why these simple things make a difference. it is so empowering to understand what's happening inside your body. >> so we can share some of the secrets. does he eat three meals a day? >> he does. he does eat three meals a day. he does not eat large meals. >> snack? >> if he snacks, he snacks on fruit. >> does he eat bread? >> largely whole wheat bread or anything with whole grains. hep doesn't eat a lot of bread. he does eat chocolate chip cookies. >> what does he have for breakfast? >> he has whole grain cereal for breakfast. >> every day? >> and i will tell you there was a study done not too long ago, people who eat whole grain

cereal can dramatically reduce their risk of heart disease. >> in the book you do give us some dietary suggestions. give me one -- >> diet exercise, get seven hours of sleep. that's the magic number. >> and three kids you have now. >> three kids. >> it's not easy. >> stress is a big one too. talk about three kids. >> do you carry most of the stress for the family or does he? >> we both found really good ways to mitigate the effects of stress and that's huge for aging. >> that's in the book? >> and we'll be at politics and pros saturday at 3:30. >> good to have you back. good to see you. you look pretty young yourself. >> thank you so much, barbara. great to be here. 11:43. still ahead on news 4 midday. new jobs report out this morning. and a baby who can bust a very serious move, gangnam style. stay with us. these sweet honey clustery things have fiber?

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benefits is at its lowest level in five years. let's check in with hampton pearson. he joins us live with more on that and the rest of the day's business headlines. good morning. >> how you doing, keith? well, first we're going to start with right now we've got a mixed bag on wall street. apple stocks dragging down the nasdaq after disappointing the earnings report late yesterday. checking the major averages this hour, the dow up 92 points, the nasdaq down a point. the s&p up six. apple stock dropped 11% at the opening to $455 a share. late yesterday, the company predicted sales would grow just 7% in the current quarter. that's a big decline from a company that has seen big growth rates routinely as high as 50% on several occasions. apple is the biggest component of the tech heavy nasdaq index. a strong quarter with growth and profit, it jumped to 144 a share. mr. softy, microsoft, reports

earnings later today after the markets close. and as we mentioned at the top, a better than expected labor market is keeping the blue chip stocks in green today. the number of workers filing new claims for unemployment fell last week to 330,000, a five-year low. economists had forecast 360,000 claims. next friday, of course, we get the all-important january jobs report from the labors department. closer to home, general dynamics, one of the nation's biggest federal contractors reported a huge quarterly loss yesterday. the main reason, defense cuts. the loss, $2 billion due to lower sales and shrinking government orders hammering the aircraft and weapons make. last year government procurement fell by more than 5% after double-digit increases from 2000 to 2010. keith, back over to you. >> hampton, good to see you. >> you got it. this week's "wednesday's child" has dreams of playing

football. we first met him a year and a half ago when he hoped for a loving family to adopt him. t.j. is still waiting and we think the right family just wasn't watching the last time. so here's his story. >> ready? >> reporter: take a look at t.j. timothy or t.j. as he prefers is 15 years old and has lots of hopes and dreams for the future. that includes playing football some day. georgetown university coach kevin kelly put t.j. through some plays with the help of two of his star players. and t.j. showed he had some pretty good moves. he was happy to she me he could beat me in a sprint across the field. >> t.j. is a typical boy. he loves sports, he also loves music. he says rap and hip hop is his favorite music genre. >> he's also working hard at school. >> what kind of grades are you making? >> "as" and "bs."

>> great. that's fantastic. >> he's a good student and loves -- music is his favorite subject and loves math too. he excels in math. >> here you go. there you go. there you go. >> t.j. hasn't had a chance to play football at school. they don't have a team at his group facility. after school, he says he likes to listen to cds of his favorite songs. >> and do you have a cd player at home? >> i don't have a home. yet. >> you don't? >> i don't have a mom. or a dad. >> would you like to have a mom or dad? >> i'd like to have a dad. >> this way, this way, this way. >> he says he often thinks of how he'd like to have a dad to play football with. >> would you like to be adopted? >> catch the football, ran a ball in the end zone and he also has -- knows how to finish where he spikes the ball in the end zone and dance. >> t.j. got a few gifts to take home and an invitation to come

back as a guest of the georgetown football team next fall. and that was worth a high five. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for t.j. or another child who is waiting, please call our special adoption hotline, the number is 1-88-to-adopt-me or visit our website and search wednesday's child. >> that boy's going to tackle a lot of accomplishments in his lifetime. the time now 11:51. still to come, where to find great art in the suburbs of this region. plus, meteorologist tom kierein back with another check of the forecast including another chance for snow. stay with us. [ male announcer ] when your business is powered by verizon,

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in today's weekend scene, a look at great art where you might not expect it. here with some insights to places to go. let's start with rockville. >> rockville has a great place called visarts and it's a really

popular building because in the summertime they're doing events, parties on the rooftop, this is a really cool gallery to see, modern art. it's right in rockville town square near restaurants and bars. it's a cool place to maybe have a first date. >> is it open to the public? >> it is open to the public. a lot of these galleries are and they're really cool spaces. you're going to find interesting art. it has gallery hours, but you can find all you need at visartsrockville.com. >> the work house arts center is actually in the former prison, so it's got an interesting architecture, there are eight buildings. this is where you're going to find a lot of ceramics and traditional paintings and also events like yoga classes, pilates and cooking classes. it's a fun space in the burbs, all kinds of things there. it's got really traditional art for folks who love that. >> are there still bars on the doors and windows? >> i heard there are. i haven't seen the space, actually, but i think they

removed from the entry ways to the galleries. but it's now an artist studio space. >> very interesting. and you say that college park has some really great art, as well? >> yeah, college park has lots of gallery spaces. there's one called the stamp gallery, the art gallery, and the art gallery's got a big show coming up that's going to explore the civil rights movement. from young artists and it's completely free. the opening for the civil rights show is going to be on wednesday at around 5:00, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. >> all right. thank you so much. >> of course. >> and, of course, you can get more information, more ideas for your weekend. log on to nbcwashington.com or the going out guide on washingtonpost.com. keith? let's take a look now at some of the stories we're following on news 4 this afternoon. coming up on "news 4 at 4:00," storm team 4 is all over the winter weather. stay with us for everything you need to know how to navigate the roads this evening. and also ahead at 4:00, sweet

success, a chef from prince georges county hits the big time. pat lawson-muse introduces us to the woman whose sweet treats have landed her on the food network. and tonight at 5:00, a consumer warning from liz crenshaw. meet a woman whose credit was ruined by one bill she never received. we'll tell you how to avoid becoming the next victim. and a look, a final look for today for midday, anyway at our weather. >> it's in the mid-20s now. wind gusting around 25 miles an hour, feels like the teens. highs only the upper 20s later today, could get one to three inches of snow friday night. that's the way it looks. >> all right, tom, thank you. you want to look at this. the hit song gangnam style has been imitated hundreds of times, but this may be the cutest. look. ♪ that is 7-month-old dancing it. the video uploaded just six days ago but already has more than

830,000 hits. who knows, once he can walk, maybe he'll have a future doing michael jackson's famous moonwalk. >> baby bounce right there. >> that is amazing. >> youtube is amazing itself. that's news 4 midday, thanks for joining us. tune in for "news 4 at 4:00," 5:00, and 6:00. >> hope you'll plan to join us for that. until then, have a terrific day. stay warm. and we'll see you in the morning. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits.

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